U.S. News & World Report Names Iowa #6 Best State

The site includes rankings that measure the 50 states overall and across seven different categories: education, health care, government, infrastructure, economy, opportunity and crime & corrections. The rankings are derived from 68 metrics and tens of thousands of data points. Among a few highlights, Iowa ranked: No. 1 for health care affordability No. 1 for high school graduation rate No. 1 for power grid reliability No. 6 for opportunity No. 7 for labor force participation The rankings are provided by McKinsey & Company's Leading States Index. In calculating the rankings, categories were weighted based on a national "citizen experience" survey, conducted by McKinsey, that asked people to prioritize each subject in their state and provide their levels of satisfaction with government services. More information about the methodology can be found here.